as in to subdivide
formal
to undergo division into two parts
The stream bifurcated into two narrow winding channels.
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Recent Examples of bifurcate
Financial Services Lennar’s Financial Services operations are bifurcated through functionality in Residential Mortgage Financing, Title, Insurance & Closing Services and Commercial Mortgage Origination.
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Joe Cornell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And then the second big thesis was that scale was going to matter more than ever in our industry, and technology was being a big driver of that, bifurcating the industry into the haves and the have-nots.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Though Jolie and Pitt had their divorce bifurcated in 2019 and are both legally single, their divorce is still ongoing.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The goal here is not to have a world that is bifurcated in any way.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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Joe Cornell, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
And then the second big thesis was that scale was going to matter more than ever in our industry, and technology was being a big driver of that, bifurcating the industry into the haves and the have-nots.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2024
Though Jolie and Pitt had their divorce bifurcated in 2019 and are both legally single, their divorce is still ongoing.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The goal here is not to have a world that is bifurcated in any way.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bifurcate
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These large partitions are then subdivided into smaller ones, called macros and standard cells.Somdeb Majumdar, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Nov. 2024
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Soon after Taylor's death in 1895, his land on both sides of Lake McDonald — predecessor to Lake Austin — was subdivided and sold.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 June 2024
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In Season 2, that vote occurs after each game, and if the majority chooses to quit, the survivors split the pot — everyone gets a little richer and goes home alive.Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The responses were also split along party lines, with a fair amount of Democrats finding the killing acceptable compared to very few Republicans and independents.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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Benett / WireImage via Getty Images file Fans began to speculate that behind-the-scenes drama was dividing the cast.Doha Madani, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The new players are shocked to learn of the life-or-death stakes and quickly divide into two groups: those that want to stay and keep competing, and those that want to cash out and leave.Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Venus will pass to the north of the much-fainter bluish star Regulus (in Leo, the Lion) on the morning of Sept. 19; the planet and star will appear low in the east-northeast predawn sky, separated by just over a half a degree.Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Fragmenting Large Tasks Task fragmentation, like other productivity methods that rank tasks in order of importance, is a useful approach to segmenting large projects into smaller, more manageable pieces.Allen Kopelman, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Its technology allows companies to segment their audience based on customer behaviors, preferences and purchase history, and to offer a range of tools for marketing automation.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Bifurcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bifurcate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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